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From: francois@yale.ARPA (Charles B. Francois)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: CD cleaner -- Discwasher radial cleaner
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Date: Mon, 16-Sep-85 09:02:54 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 16 09:02:54 1985
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>               The instructions on some of the CDs I have purchased state
>       explicitly that CDs should be wiped with a soft cloth (*no liquids) in
>       a radial direction (i.e. from the center of the disc outward.)
>
>               Since *all* of the CD cleaners that I have seen involve wiping
>       the disc while spinning it, doesn't it seem reasonable to assume that
>       these devices are not only unnecessary but also undesirable?
>

Not so.

I have been living with the Discwasher CD cleaner for about a
month now, and I have nothing but praise for it.  I only resorted
to buying one after I had been unable to stop my docile Yamaha from
pitter-pattering on a disc from a treasured three-disc set (the
Glyndebourne/Haitink "Don Giovanni").  I haven't looked back since.

The package comes with a small spray bottle containing what I suspect
to be some sort of alcohol mixture, but the cleaner's main feature
is its *radial* cleaning action.  It's a rather ingenious set-up
wherein you place the wet CD label-side down on a spindle in a
plastic case whose top cover is fitted inside with a ring-shaped
cleaning pad that is rotated with a small handle once the case
is closed.  In about 20 revolutions, you have a spotless CD.
The direction of the cleaning action can be verified by stopping
after the first few revolutions and beholding the radial streaks
of the liquid on the CD's surface.  Nifty.

It takes a couple of uses to get the proper feel for a regular,
smooth turning motion, but for $15 (in Manhattan), this is
definitely worth having around the house for when those tiny
feet suddenly spring up on a formerly silent compact disc.

No, I don't hold any Discwasher stocks.
--Charles B. Francois       {...,decvax}!yale!francois


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